Table 1 Sample demographic characteristics vs. US population
From: Predicting panel attrition in longitudinal HRQoL surveys during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US
Wave 1 sample, n (%) n = 2734 | Wave 2 sample, n (%) n = 2454 | US population (%) | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, median | 39.0 | 37.0 | 38.3 | US Census Bureau |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 42.6 (14.3) | 40.6 (13.3) | ||
Age group, n (%) | ||||
18–24 | 192 (7.0) | 101 (4.1) | 10.3 | |
25–34 | 810 (29.6) | 911 (37.1) | 14.0 | |
35–44 | 660 (24.1) | 596 (24.3) | 12.6 | |
45–54 | 368 (13.5) | 380 (15.5) | 12.6 | |
55–64 | 456 (16.7) | 299 (12.2) | 12.8 | |
≥ 65 | 248 (9.1) | 167 (6.8) | 16.3 | |
Gender, n (%) | US Census Bureau | |||
Male | 1340 (49.0) | 1371 (55.9) | 49.0 | |
Female | 1365 (49.9) | 1073 (43.7) | 51.0 | |
Other | 29 (1.1) | 10 (0.4) | – | |
Race, n (%) | US Census Bureau | |||
White | 1879 (68.7) | 1878 (76.5) | 76.3 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 (0.6) | 24 (1.0) | 1.3 | |
Asian | 184 (6.7) | 145 (5.9) | 5.9 | |
Black or African American | 198 (7.2) | 307 (12.5) | 13.4 | |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 4 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 0.2 | |
Multiple races | 408 (14.9) | 65 (2.7) | 2.8 | |
Other | 44 (1.6) | 34 (1.4) | – | |
Ethnicity, n (%) | US Census Bureau | |||
Non-Hispanic | 2446 (89.5) | 1987 (81.0) | 81.5 | |
Hispanic | 268 (9.8) | 440 (17.9) | 18.5 | |
Prefer not to say | 20 (0.7) | 27 (1.1) | – | |
Education, n (%) | US Census Bureau | |||
Less than high school degree | 14 (0.5) | 7 (0.3) | 10.6 | |
High school degree or equivalent (eg. GED) | 264 (9.7) | 178 (7.3) | 28.3 | |
Some college but no degree | 457 (16.7) | 275 (11.2) | 18.0 | |
Associate degree | 316 (11.6) | 237 (9.7) | 9.8 | |
Bachelor’s degree | 1203 (44.0) | 1203 (49.0) | 21.3 | |
Graduate degree | 480 (17.6) | 553 (22.5) | 12.0 | |
Don’t know | – | 1 (0.0) | – | |
Marital status, n (%) | US Census Bureau | |||
Single | 1070 (39.1) | 785 (32.0) | 33.8 | |
Married | 1276 (46.7) | 1424 (58.0) | 47.8 | |
Separated | 23 (0.8) | 29 (1.2) | 1.9 | |
Divorced | 265 (9.7) | 170 (6.9) | 10.9 | |
Widowed | 75 (2.7) | 35 (1.4) | 5.7 | |
Prefer not to say | 25 (0.9) | 11 (0.5) | – | |
Region, n (%) | US Census Bureau | |||
Northeast | 498 (18.2) | 440 (17.9) | 17.1 | |
Midwest | 525 (19.2) | 425 (17.3) | 20.8 | |
South | 1004 (36.7) | 899 (36.6) | 38.3 | |
West | 707 (25.9) | 690 (28.1) | 23.9 | |
Income, n (%) | US Census Bureau | |||
Less than $20,000 | 281 (10.3) | 209 (8.5) | 13.1 | |
$20,000–$34,999 | 423 (15.5) | 351 (14.3) | 12.3 | |
$35,000–$49,999 | 479 (17.5) | 482 (19.6) | 11.7 | |
$50,000–$74,999 | 688 (25.2) | 702 (28.6) | 16.5 | |
$75,000–$99,999 | 440 (16.1) | 429 (17.5) | 12.3 | |
$100,000–$149,999 | 306 (11.2) | 200 (8.2) | 15.5 | |
Over $150,000 | 117 (4.3) | 81 (3.3) | 18.5 |